Want to go faster? Then swear FFS, says study
Cause for rejoicing among those who have always believed in the accelerative power of colourful language. Sky News reports on a recent study that has found that repeating profanities while cycling...
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11 things we've learned this week
Always make sure: Celebrating too early is one of the most embarrassing things that can happen to a pro cyclist - but that's exactly what happened to Bahrain-Merida rider Luka Pibernik on Stage 5 of...
View ArticleLucky escape for driver as bike falls off rear rack of overtaking car (+ link...
A motorist has posted footage to Facebook of the moment a bike fell off the rear rack of a car travelling at 50mph that had just overtaken the vehicle he was driving.The dashcam footage, which appears...
View ArticleAdvertising watchdog ASA bans Volvo LifePaint video
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a video from Volvo promoting the controversial spray-on reflective coating, LifePaint.The product was developed by Albedo100, with Volvo partnering...
View ArticleSatisfied customer offers bike mechanic job ... at NASA
A mechanic working at a bike shop in California has urged others working in the trade not to undervalue their abilities after a happy customer offered him a job at NASA.Stephen Patrida of Santa...
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off-road.cc Goes Live! Check out our new sister site
You might have noticed, but just in case you hadn’t, road.cc has a new sister site and it's called, wait for it… off-road.cc. While road.cc aims to cover all sorts of cycling as our name suggests...
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11 things we've learned this week
1. Viitor Fonseca rescuing a kitten was just purrfectViitor Fonseca of the Equipe de Ciclismo de Taubaté found the kitten, which had apparently lost its mother, while on a training ride last week. With...
View ArticleQuick Step Floors pro crashes into a BEAR while training in California
Among the things you don't want to meet while descending at speed is a bear. But that's what happened to Quick Step Floors rider Matteo Trentin over the weekend while training in California.The...
View ArticleElite launch limited edition bright pink Drivo trainer
Just 100 Rosa edition Elite Drivo turbo trainers will be made, with UK distributor Madison securing a small allocation to be sold in the UK. Review: Elite Drivo direct-drive smart trainerTom Dumoulin...
View ArticleNew Guinness World Record for ‘largest human image of a bike’ set in...
Pupils and staff at Kenilworth School were joined by staff from Warwickshire County Council on Friday to set a new Guinness World Record for the ‘largest human image of a bicycle’. Warwickshire News...
View ArticleCycling App of the Week: Fill That Hole
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View ArticleCastelli release limited edition Tour de France Jersey
Image, gallery or video: Chris Froome, Team SkyCastelli release limited edition Tour de France Jersey
View ArticleShimano Quick Links now available to buy
Image, gallery or video: Shimano 105 - chain (1).jpgShimano Quick Links now available to buy
View ArticleBelfast cyclist crashes after vandals remove nuts securing wheel to hire bike
A man who crashed when the wheel came off a Belfast Bike public hire bicycle believes that vandals may have removed the nuts attaching it to the front forks.Adam Turkington, 45, was left dazed when he...
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11 things we've learned this week
1. Tom Dumoulin has nerves of steal, and proved why he's a winnerDespite falling behind going into the final day of the Giro, Dumoulin managed to hold his nerve and blitz the time trial through Milan...
View ArticleHTech release design for AerOne Concept wooden aero road bike
Image, gallery or video: Htech wooden bike 1.jpgHTech release design for AerOne Concept wooden aero road bike
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11 things we've learned this week
1. The offer of free bikes isn’t quite enough to win a parliamentary seatWhat more could the constituents of Maidenhead want? Unfortunately parliamentary candidate Lord Buckethead's (pictured above)...
View ArticleKid smashes Guinness World Record for solving Rubik’s Cubes while cycling
A boy in India has smashed the Guinness World record for solving Rubik’s Cubes while cycling by managing 1,010 of the mind-bending puzzles while on two wheels.P.K. Arumugam, from Chennai, cycled for...
View ArticleCyclist gets own back on caravan-towing driver who almost knocked him off his...
A cyclist in North Yorkshire who was almost knocked off his bike by an inattentive driver got his own back on the motorist - by applying the handbrake to the caravan his vehicle was towing, then...
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London cyclist's lucky escape as e-bike battery explodes
A cyclist in southwest London had a lucky escape when the battery powering a motor he’d had fixed to his mountain bike exploded and burst into flames.A man who witnessed the incident from a nearby pub...
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